» The tighter you squeeze, the less you have.
» Hide your body in the Big Dipper.
» The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences.
» Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes and the grass grows by itself.
» The best leaders of all, the people know not they exist. They turn to each other and say We did it ourselves.
» The obstacle is the path.
» Do not seek the truth, only cease to cherish your opinions.
» If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.
» In studying the way, realizing it is hard; once you have realized it, preserving it is hard. When you can preserve it, putting it into practice is hard.
» Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung. Before you understand it, it's like gold; after you understand it, it's like dung.